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You have to know when to stop - that's wisdom.

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I dreamed of fashion as a little boy.

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I had this creativity always with this will for perfection, and I always said to myself, 'Look for what's best.' 'That's your goal, your driving principle.'

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When you are a designer, what's important is to be aware of things. Everything should lead to an idea, a line to follow, a movement.

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In the early '50s, it was still the time of Christian Dior's New Look. Every dress was big and important, and I thought I must do something completely different. Women needed something for daytime that was wearable.

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People say I am a classic designer. I don't try to be classic, but I do try to be simple and elegant.

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Always I remember when I am young, I ask my mother, 'I really want to be a dress designer.' In that time, was quite difficult because, you know, my family always criticize me for it not to be a man's job.

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You work around a body and adapt the clothes to your own customer, and this is the interesting part. This is why the haute couture exists: because in ready-to-wear, you have not too much fitting.

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I really love to work like a machine.

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American and Italian women stimulate designers to do new things.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Designer

Born: February 20th, 1927

Died: March 10th, 2018

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